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July 31, 2019
Exceptions to Network Adequacy Rules May Exacerbate Health Disparities in Medi-Cal Managed Care
Abbi Coursolle Homepage, Uncategorized
This blog post was co-authored by legal intern Mason Bettencourt. Analysis of Medi-Cal Alternative Access Standards and maps were created by Dhara Patel, MPH, using a Welch-ANOVA with a Gamer-Howell post-hoc analysis during her internship at NHeLP in Spring 2019. You can access the maps here.In California, the Department…
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June 28, 2019
Indiana’s Medicaid Work Requirement: Arkansas Redux, or Worse?
David Machledt Homepage
After a federal court rejected CMS approvals for Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky, you might think Indiana would reconsider its own similar Medicaid waiver plan.But no, the State has not budged from its plan, which kicks in July 1. Ignoring the question of whether they can even…
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June 28, 2019
Calif., Leader in Protecting LGBTQ Health Care Rights, But Trump Administration Continues to Threaten Those Rights
Abigail Coursolle Homepage
During this Pride Month, California is a proud leader in protecting LGBTQ residents from discrimination in health care.Indeed, California has a longstanding, albeit imperfect, history of protecting the rights of its LGBTQ residents. In keeping with this history, the state embraced the federal Health Care Rights Law (HCRL) Act, a…
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June 20, 2019
Our 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle to Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S.
Elizabeth G. Taylor Homepage
Editor’s Note: This National Health Law Program blog post was first published as a series of posts by Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor, but have been combined and re-published as one long-form blog post. The post delves into National Health Law Program achievements, and its challenges as it continues…
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June 7, 2019
HUD Proposes Rule to Permit Homeless Shelters to Deny Access to Transgender Youth
Brian Brooks Homepage
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on May 22 a forthcoming rule change that would allow HUD-funded shelters to deny transgender individuals housing based on their sex as determined by government documents. The rule, which is scheduled to go into effect this fall, would allow…
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May 31, 2019
Mobile Crisis Intervention: A Critical Part of CA Continuum of Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Needs
Alexis Robles Homepage
May is Mental Health month and we recognize the struggle that many people go through daily when faced with mental illness. Approximately one in five youth ages 13 – 18 in the U.S. have a psychiatric or emotional disorder.Many of these youth are also in crisis. Suicide is the…
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Exceptions to Network Adequacy Rules May Exacerbate Health Disparities in Medi-Cal Managed Care

Indiana’s Medicaid Work Requirement: Arkansas Redux, or Worse?

Calif., Leader in Protecting LGBTQ Health Care Rights, But Trump Administration Continues to Threaten Those Rights

Our 50th Birthday Prompts Reflection on the Battle to Bring Health Care Reform to the U.S.

HUD Proposes Rule to Permit Homeless Shelters to Deny Access to Transgender Youth

Mobile Crisis Intervention: A Critical Part of CA Continuum of Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Needs